| Thankful
for God's everlasting mercy and for His great
gift of salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord,
we covenant and agree together to see, to know,
and to do His Holy Will, and to promote the
triumph of our Savior's Kingdom over the world. Heartily believing that
the Scriptures were given by the inspiration of
God, and that they are profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, and for the
instruction in righteousness, and also that
Christian freedom requires that they be
interpreted by individual judgment, we covenant
together to accept the Bible as our supreme
standard of faith and duty, and to recognize as
Christians and worthy of our fellowship, all who
devoutly love the Lord Jesus Christ and sustain a
life of Christian piety as taught by the word of
God.
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Anxiously
desiring that all differences which separate
Christ's people may be removed, and that there
may be one flock and one Shepherd, we covenant
together to lay aside all distinctive and party
names, and taking our title from the great Head
of the Church, to be known simply and only as
Christians. Furthermore, realizing that the success
of each church depends upon the consecration of
its individual membership, we covenant together
to attend the services of the church, to
contribute according to our means to its support,
to labor together to maintain its peace and
harmony, and in every way promote its temporal
and spiritual welfare; looking for our reward to
the peace of God which surpasses all
understanding and to the Crown of rejoicing laid
up for all who love Christ's appearing.
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